UP-030-c01 Uro-oncology intraoperative
Radical nephrectomy
Hilar or major-vessel injury
Renal artery, renal vein, IVC or aortic injury can cause catastrophic haemorrhage and require immediate change of operative strategy.
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Interactive 3D The operation this complication belongs to: Radical nephrectomy Interactive operative model Open the 3D animation 01 Variation coverage
Which versions of the operation this applies to
Laparoscopic radical nephrectomyRobot-assisted radical nephrectomyOpen radical nephrectomyRadical nephrectomy with venous thrombectomyRadical nephrectomy with adrenal or nodal resection
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02 Evidence
Sources
European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Renal Cell Carcinoma
Partial and radical nephrectomy, approach selection and renal-tumour ablation.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Urological InfectionsInfection prevention, recognition and procedure-associated infection context.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source British Association of Urological Surgeons Patient information leaflets by procedureUK patient-facing procedure, alternatives, recovery and complication framing.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source03 Same procedure
Other Radical nephrectomy complication modules
multiple Adjacent-organ injury intraoperative Venous tumour embolisation or incomplete thrombus removal multiple Acute kidney injury or chronic renal decline early Wound, urinary or intra-abdominal infection early Venous thromboembolism, cardiac or pulmonary complication immediate Positive margin, tumour rupture or incomplete staging late Incisional hernia, bulge or chronic pain
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